1.5. WPF 4

WPF is a relatively new technology. It's been part of several releases of .NET, with steady enhancements along the way:

  • WPF 3.0. The first version of WPF was released with two other new technologies: Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). Together, these three technologies were called the .NET Framework 3.0.

  • WPF 3.5. A year later, a new version of WPF was released as part of the .NET Framework 3.5. The new features in WPF are mostly minor refinements, including bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • WPF 3.5 SP1. When the .NET Framework Service Pack 1 (SP1) was released, the designers of WPF had a chance to slip in a few new features, such as slick graphical effects (courtesy of pixel shaders) and ...

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